Paycheck (2003) - IMDb

"Paycheck" is yet another adaptation of a Philip Dick short story that tones down his political criticism and cynicism to make a sci fi adventure flick, this ... MenuMoviesReleaseCalendarTop250MoviesMostPopularMoviesBrowseMoviesbyGenreTopBoxOfficeShowtimes&TicketsMovieNewsIndiaMovieSpotlightTVShowsWhat'sonTV&StreamingTop250TVShowsMostPopularTVShowsBrowseTVShowsbyGenreTVNewsIndiaTVSpotlightWatchWhattoWatchLatestTrailersIMDbOriginalsIMDbPicksIMDbPodcastsAwards&EventsOscarsBestPictureWinnersBestPictureWinnersEmmysSTARmeterAwardsSanDiegoComic-ConNewYorkComic-ConSundanceFilmFestivalTorontoInt'lFilmFestivalAwardsCentralFestivalCentralAllEventsCelebsBornTodayMostPopularCelebsMostPopularCelebsCelebrityNewsCommunityHelpCenterContributorZonePollsForIndustryProfessionalsAllAllTitlesTVEpisodesCelebsCompaniesKeywordsAdvancedSearchWatchlistSignInENFullysupportedEnglish(UnitedStates)PartiallysupportedFrançais(Canada)Français(France)Deutsch(Deutschland)हिंदी(भारत)Italiano(Italia)Português(Brasil)Español(España)Español(México)Cast&crewUserreviewsTriviaIMDbProAlltopicsPaycheck20032003PGPG1h59mIMDbRATING6.3/10109KYOURRATINGRatePlaytrailer2:332Videos99PhotosActionMysterySci-FiWhatseemedlikeabreezyideaforanengineertonethimmillionsofdollars,leaveshimontherunforhislifeandpiecingtogetherwhyhe'sbeingchased.Whatseemedlikeabreezyideaforanengineertonethimmillionsofdollars,leaveshimontherunforhislifeandpiecingtogetherwhyhe'sbeingchased.Whatseemedlikeabreezyideaforanengineertonethimmillionsofdollars,leaveshimontherunforhislifeandpiecingtogetherwhyhe'sbeingchased.IMDbRATING6.3/10109KYOURRATINGRateDirectorJohnWooWritersPhilipK.Dick(shortstory)DeanGeorgaris(screenplay)StarsBenAffleckAaronEckhartUmaThurmanTopcreditsDirectorJohnWooWritersPhilipK.Dick(shortstory)DeanGeorgaris(screenplay)StarsBenAffleckAaronEckhartUmaThurmanSeeproduction,boxoffice&companyinfo394Userreviews190Criticreviews43MetascoreSeemoreatIMDbProAwards3wins&2nominationsVideos2Trailer2:33WatchPaycheckVideo4:10WatchWhatRolesWasBenAffleckConsideredFor?Photos99TopcastEditBenAffleckJenningsAaronEckhartRethrickUmaThurmanRachelMichaelC.HallAgentKleinPaulGiamattiShortyColmFeoreWolfeJoeMortonAgentDodgePeterFriedmanAttorneyGeneralBrownKathrynMorrisRitaDunneIvanaMilicevicMaya-RachelChristopherKennedyStevensFulvioCecereAgentFumanJohnCassiniAgentMitchellCallumKeithRennieJude-GuardMichelleHarrisonJaneClaudetteMinkSaraRethrickRyanZwickStreetKidDeeJayJacksonGuard(asDeejayJackson)DirectorJohnWooWritersPhilipK.Dick(shortstory)DeanGeorgaris(screenplay)Allcast&crewProduction,boxoffice&moreatIMDbProMorelikethis6.3Surrogates6.2Next6.3RepoMen6.8TheIsland6.5Swordfish6.5ChangingLanes7.0TheAdjustmentBureau6.1BrokenArrow6.5Hostage5.2Zhuibu6.6TheRecruit6.0ThePeacemakerStorylineEditDidyouknowEditTriviaJohnWoooriginallydidnotwanttodohistrademark"MexicanStandoff"inthisfilm,butBenAffleckbeggedWootoincludethescene,havingbeenabigfanofWoo'sfilmsTheKiller(1989)andHardBoiled(1992).GoofsDuringtheopeningsequence,Jenningspurchasesa3Dmonitorandcopiesthetechtocreateanewversionthatnolongerneedsthescreen.Theexecsareamazedandrushittoproduct.Buttodothereverseengineering,Jenningsusesaninteractive3Dhologramsystemmuchmoreadvancedthantheoneheisdesigning.QuotesShorty:MaybeweshouldjustfindDecker.MichaelJennings:Ican'ttalktoDecker.Shorty:Whynot?MichaelJennings:Hehadanaccident.Shorty:Anaccident?MichaelJennings:Yeah,he,uh,hefelloutofhisbedroomwindow.Shorty:Hefelloutofhis...He*fell*outofhisbedroomwindow!ConnectionsFeaturedinPaycheck:DesigningtheFuture(2004)SoundtracksMinuteWaltzinDFlatMajorOp.64No.1byFrédéricChopinPerformedbyLincolnMayorgaCourtesyofTownhallRecordsUserreviews394ReviewReviewFeaturedreviewIt'slikea50sSci-fitale.Thismoviequestionsplayinggodwithtechnology.Inthiscase,thetechnologyprovidestheabilitytoforseethefuture.BenAffleckplaysMichaelJennings,aprettysuavecomputerengineerwhohiresouttovarioustechnologycompaniesseekingtoimprovetheirproduct.Hisworkissopromisingthattheyrequirethathismemorybeerased,Isuppose,soasnottoleaktradesecrets.Withtheexpectationsofalavishpaycheck,Jenningsiswillingtogiveupthreeyearsofhislifetoworkonatopsecretproject.Except,whentheprojectiscompleteandthememoryerased,herunsintothesnag--beingoutofcashandontherunfromafleetofwildgunmenhiredbythecompany.It'sagoodstory,andonereminscentofagood50sepisodeoftheTwilightZone.You'llevennoticesomeoldnoircameraeffectssuchasJenningsstaringintoamirrorwiththecameraatacockedangleashetriestofigureouthisdilemma.ThestoryisalsoreminscentofMemento,inthatapersonwithnomemorywhohaslefthimselfcluesmustsolvethemystery. IwasreluctanttofindgoodinthismoviebeforeIhadevenseenitbecauseoftworeasons:BenAffleckandJohnWoo.JohnWoo,thoughworkingwithagoodstory,laysonthickthosecoupleofminuteactionsceneswitheveryonecomingsodarnclose(yetsofaraway)fromgettingtheirheadschoppedoffbyflyingcarsandallthatmess.Itreallywasn'tpivotaltothestory,nortothemood,butunderstandably,itisthedirector'strademark.BenAffleckwasprettymuchinconsequentialinhisroleasMichaelJennings,playingthesamecharmingniceguycharacterhealwaysportraysinnearlyeveryrolehe'sbeenin.UmaThurman,asJenningsgirlfriendandWatsontoJenning'sSherlock,gotsomecheersfromthetheater,asmostofherquickkungfulegworkandperfectlytimedreactionsmanagestoknockoutafewoftheirarmedadversaries.But,despitetheflackthatAffleckgets,ormisdirectedWoo's(whichisprettymuchanyJohnWoofilm...atleastaccordingtoHomerSimpson),thisisaprettygoodsciencefictionstory.Especially,giventhatsomewhatundermined,butvalid,examinationofthetechnologyraceandwhatitcouldmeanforthefutureofmankind.helpful•2212vertigo_14Mar17,2004FAQ1Isthisfilmbasedonanovel?DetailsEditReleasedateJanuary9,2004(Singapore)CountriesoforiginUnitedStatesCanadaLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasLậtMặtFilminglocationsBurrardSkyTrainStation,Vancouver,BritishColumbia,CanadaProductioncompaniesParamountPicturesDreamworksPicturesDavisEntertainmentSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$60,000,000(estimated)GrossUS&Canada$53,790,451OpeningweekendUS&Canada$13,462,374Dec28,2003Grossworldwide$117,248,958SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour59minutesColorColorSoundmixDTSDolbySDDSDolbyDigitalAspectratio2.39:1RelatednewsContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapBywhatnamewasPaycheck(2003)officiallyreleasedinIndiainHindi?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexplorePhotosDoYouRecognizeTheseRisingStars?SeethegalleryListFallTV:TheBestNewandReturningSeriesSeethefulllistPhotosActors'EarlyHorrorMovieRolesSeethegalleryRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.